David Owen is the author ot The Green Metropolisand is a writer for the New Yorker. He is known for his extraordinary theory that ‘environmentally responsible’ living is actually harmful to the environment. He believes that New York City is the greenest city in the U.S., because New Yorkers have the smallest carbon footprint due to the minimal squarefootage available to each individual – they drive less, walk more, and live in smaller apartments. He will share this theory at a free public lecture this Thursday March 17, 2011 at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre.
Lecture: “Why Manhattan Is the Greenest City in North America”
Over the past 12 years, Dress for Success Vancouver has become a significant resource in helping women obtain and keep jobs. The organization’s mission is to promote the financial independence of economically disadvantaged women in the Lower Mainland by providing professional attire, a network of support as well as career development tools to help women thrive in both their work and personal life. Their objective is to help women facing a variety of challenges, to achieve self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
On March 3, 2011, Dress for Success Vancouver is hosting thier annual fundraising event called IMPACTan event for change. This year, the event is taking place at the Vancouver Club. Guests will be entertained and have the chance to win special door prizes, bid on exciting live auction packages and silent auction items, enter to win an irresistible raffle prize ($2,500 shopping spree at Oakridge!), all while enjoy fine wines and hors d’oeuvres, and hearing inspirational stories from the women of Dress for Success Vancouver.
The best place to go when you need a cheap hair cut or to pamper yourself, while you are on a budget, are esthetic schools. The students practice their skills with a professional watching close by, who also inspects the final result.
There are a few in Vancouver, but a well known one is the Blanche Macdonald Centre (BMC). Hair cuts for women start at $12 and they have a full menu of services available. The BMC has two locations and offers spa and hair services. The spa services are usually time limited and are only offered during specific dates, while the hair services are offered year-round. If you sign-up to be on their client list, you will be notified by email about their spa service dates and their monthly hair service specials.
On Thursday October 28th, GoodNews.com is partnering with Re-Up BBQ Foodcart, who will be selling their addictive pulled-pork sandwiches for $1 (regularly $6.75). Re-Up BBQ is one of the new food carts that hit the city during the summer months. Apparently, it’s a small cart, they sell out fast and the line-up is long, which only means, these sandwiches are a must try!
Kintaro is one of the older ramen establishments in Vancouver; tiny with very limited seating and there is usually a line outside during peak hours. Rainy days, like this past weekend, are perfect for ramen. Restaurants that specialize in ramen usually have very limited menus, so it’s easy to choose what you want. There usually isn’t much variation in the toppings you get, but there are slight differences in the broth. The cheese ramen (with lean pork, above) includes bean sprout, menma, corn, green onion, BBQ pork, and two kinds of cheese. They don’t specify the kinds of cheese, but they are similar to mozerella. The cheese melts into the hot broth and gets intertwined with the ramen noodles. It is similar to a french onion soup, but there’s noodles. At the end, the cheese got a little clumpy and it was a little too much.
At Kintaro, you need to specify the richness of your soup and the kind of BBQ pork you would like (fatty or lean). Above, is the Shio Ramen with medium soup and fatty pork. The pork is VERY fatty, but it is also extremely flavourful. The ramen is average, but the broth is perfect and the you can definitely feel the roots of the establishment with their paper signs posted on the wall and comfy seating arrangement. Check out the video of Kintaro chefs in action:
